These Aluminum Buttons are made by Shirley Burgess, Granddaughter of HG Wessel. Once a design is drawn, it is transferred to a piece of aluminum. Then the design is tooled by hand using various instruments. The aluminum design is filled with a special compound and then attached to a steel back. Once the aluminum is trimmed to fit, it is tinted and becomes a Tinted Aluminum Button. The buttons are signed "ShirleyB" and are $15.00 each.